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7. 7 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior LearningModerator Mary Alice McCarthy Office of Workforce Investment Employment and Training Administration U.S. Department of Labor

8. 8 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Goals  Supply context for Administration’s focus on credentials and postsecondary training and education  Provide information on tools and strategies for awarding credit for prior and/or non-credit learning and work experience  Learn about best practices and proven approaches from the field

9. 9 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning High Priority Performance Goal  By June 2012, increase by 10 percent the number of people who receive training and attain a degree or certificate through the following programs: Workforce Investment Act (WIA) adult, dislocated worker, and youth, National Emergency Grants (NEG), Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), and Career Pathways.

10. 10 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Why Credentials?

11. 11 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Guidance and Technical Assistance  TEGL 15-10: http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm ?DOCN=2967 http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/corr_doc.cfm ?DOCN=2967  Credential Resource Guide:http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/attach /TEGL15-10a2.pdf Guide:http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/attach /TEGL15-10a2.pdf  Previous Webinars on Workforce3one  Future Webinars – Stay Tuned!

12. 12 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Polling Question 1  One-Stop Center  Workforce Investment Board  Community College  Career Technical Center  Policy Institute/Think Tank  Other Where are you calling in from?

13. 13 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior LearningPresenter Mary Beth Lakin Associate Director Center for Lifelong Learning American Council on Education

14. 14 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Prior Learning Assessment Prior learning is learning gained outside the college classroom. Prior learning occurs in a variety of settings & through different means, from independent study & community service to workforce & military training & experience. Prior learning may be equivalent to college-level skills & knowledge & warrant academic credit.

15. 15 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Prior Learning Assessment Many colleges evaluate for academic credit the college-level knowledge & skills an individual has gained outside of the classroom, including employment, military training/service, travel, hobbies, civic activities & volunteer service. PLA awards credit for learning, not credit for experience. 15

16. 16 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Multiple PLA Methods  Formal evaluation of workplace training  Formal evaluation of military occupations & training  Nationally recognized certifications developed to meet industry/professional standards  Challenge exams offered by colleges  Portfolio development to demonstrate course knowledge or competencies

17. 17 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Inspire the Reluctant Opportunity to earn credit for prior learning is 1 of top motivators for adults with some college but no degree.

18. 18 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Benefits of PLA  Promotes persistence, retention, & completion  Provides advanced college placement  Accelerates academic progress  Shortens time to degree.  Saves time & money  Documents competencies  Helps develop resume  Assists with employment efforts  Supports career transition & advancement  Verifies skills & learning for state credentials

19. 19 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning ACE: Overview Founded in 1918, the American Council on Education (ACE), is the major coordinating body for all the nation's higher education institutions, representing more than 1,600 college and university presidents, and more than 200 related associations, nationwide. It provides leadership on key higher education issues and influences public policy through advocacy. www.acenet.edu

20. 20 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning ACE’s Center for Lifelong Learning  ACE Program Evaluations –College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT) began in mid-1970s using standards & procedures established through Military Evaluation Programs to evaluate & review workforce training. http://www.acenet.edu/CREDIT http://www.acenet.edu/CREDIT –Military Evaluation Programs (MEP), since 1940s has reviewed & made credit recommendations for thousands of college-level courses offered by the military services. http://www.acenet.edu/militaryprograms http://www.acenet.edu/militaryprograms WHAT an individual learns is more important than when, where, & how the individual learned it.

21. 21 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning ACE’s Program Evaluation Activities  Evaluate formal courses & occupational specialties  Publish course & occupation descriptions & academic credit recommendations  Provide transcript & registry services

22. 22 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Corporations Government  Foreign Service Institute  Federal Bureau of Prisons  Immigration and Naturalization Service  U.S. Marshals Service

23. 23 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning National Guide to College Credit for Workforce Training www.acenet.edu/nationalguide

24. 24 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Military Guide Online http://www.militaryguides.acenet.edu

25. 25 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning ACE Transcript Services http://www.acenet.edu/transcripts

26. 26 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Example of Military Transcript: SMART http://www.acenet.edu/militaryprograms/resourcetools

27. 27 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning ACE CREDIT College & University Network Recognition of ACE Credit Recommendations Educational Partnerships with Employers Mapping of Prior Learning Credits to Credentials http://www.acenet.edu/credit/network

28. 28 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Mapping PLA Credits to Credentials

29. 29 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Questions for Customers  Are you a military veteran? Have you requested a copy of your military transcript?  Have you completed formal workplace training?  Do you have any professional certifications?  Have you successfully completed national examinations such as CLEP?  Do you have other work or community experiences that might translate to college-level credit?

30. 30 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Links to Resources  College Board –College Level Examination Program (CLEP) http://clep.collegeboard.org/ http://clep.collegeboard.org/  Council for Adult and Experiential Learning –CAEL Online Prior Learning Assessment Service http://www.learningcounts.org http://www.learningcounts.org –Research and Publications on PLA http://www.cael.org/publications http://www.cael.org/publications –Ten Standards for Assessing Learning http://www.cael.org/standards_assessing_learning.htm http://www.cael.org/standards_assessing_learning.htm

31. 31 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Links to Resources American Council on Education  Center for Lifelong Learning http://www.acenet.edu//clll http://www.acenet.edu//clll  Resource Tools for Colleges & Universities http://www.acenet.edu/militaryprograms/resourcetools http://www.acenet.edu/militaryprograms/resourcetools  Transfer Guide: Understanding Military Credit Recommendations http://www.acenet.edu/militaryprograms/transferguide http://www.acenet.edu/militaryprograms/transferguide

32. 32 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning PLA Credits to Credentials Adults have multiple and diverse learning experiences. They require a range of methods to show what they know and accelerate postsecondary attainment.

33. 33 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Polling Question 2  Yes, a lot  Yes, a little  No, but we would like to  No, not relevant to our customers Are you using these tools and, if so, how much?

34. 34 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior LearningWelcome Rebecca Nickoli Vice President Workforce and Economic Development Ivy Tech Community College

35. 35 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Ivy Tech Community College Institutional Profile  Indiana’s statewide community college system  Largest public institution in Indiana  Fastest growing public institution in Indiana (166,000+) – 59% growth since 2005  42% of undergraduate enrollment in Indiana  23 campuses across Indiana

36. 36 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Workforce Certification Initiative  24 certification testing centers statewide  4,000 nationally recognized exams available through high-stakes testing centers  Administered 222,633 assessments and 43,775 certification exams in 2009-2010  30,136 new credentials awarded

37. 37 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Using Prior Learning as a Tool  Many adults have previous learning experiences – dislocated workers, veterans, etc.  Shortens time to degree  Saves money for students and employers  www.ivytech.edu/prior-learning www.ivytech.edu/prior-learning

38. 38 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Setting Up a PLA Program  Using CAEL Principles  Policy development –Under what circumstances is credit awarded? –Preserving academic integrity –Providing consistent and fair processes for students

39. 39 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Prior Learning Assessment Certification Crosswalk CLEP/DANTES Crosswalk Portfolio Review

40. 40 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Curriculum Committees Review and Evaluate  Nationally recognized certifications  Indiana State agency exams  ACE Handbook  Common documented learning exercises

41. 41 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Training and Certification Crosswalk - Accounting All certifications or licenses must be current and valid and training must be documented with ACE transcript

42. 42 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Challenges  Making students aware of the opportunity through marketing  Advising and timeliness  Reporting and tracking  Faculty training

43. 43 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning

44. 44 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Apprenticeship Initiatives-Partnering With Construction Industry  Pilot AAS Degree program with 4 apprenticeship programs in 1993-94  Today we partner with 14 trades at 67 sites  5,469 apprentices enrolled in AAS programs in 2010-11  Over 2,400 Journeypersons in Upgrade courses  767 Associate degrees awarded in 2009-10

45. 45 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Structure of the Degree Program  Ivy Tech Community College recognizes all curriculum delivered by the apprenticeship programs meeting standards set by the National Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC)  Adds general educational courses to a technical core to complete a well-rounded degree program

46. 46 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Value of the Degree Program  Recognizes the quality training that apprentices receive by awarding college credit  Journeypersons/Associate graduates are viewed as future leaders in union construction industry

47. 47 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Funding Apprenticeship Degree Programs  $4.25 million invested by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development  The union construction industry invests millions of dollars annually to train its employees and members  Ivy Tech contributes an additional $350,000 of college funds

48. 48 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning How Success is Measured  Over 7,000 AAS Degrees awarded since inception of the program  Thousands of national certifications  Large number of individuals coming back for Journeyperson Upgrade classes = Employment

49. 49 Strategies for Increasing Credential Attainment: Awarding Credit for Prior Learning Polling Question 3  Very important  Somewhat important  Not very important How important is earning credit for prior learning for your customers?

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